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Webster 1913 Edition


Soldo


Sol′do

,
Noun.
;
pl.
Soldi
(#)
.
[It. See
Sou
.]
A small Italian coin worth a sou or a cent; the twentieth part of a lira.

Definition 2024


soldo

soldo

See also: soldó and sôldo

English

Noun

soldo (plural soldi)

  1. (historical) An Italian coin, formerly one-twentieth of a lira.
    • 2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage 2007, p. 647:
      That's twelve soldi. I'd be lucky to get as much as a franc for one painting.

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Catalan

Verb

soldo

  1. first-person singular present indicative form of soldar

Esperanto

Noun

soldo (accusative singular soldon, plural soldoj, accusative plural soldojn)

  1. (military) military pay
    La duaklasa soldato, kiu estas malfeliĉe kun la magra soldo, decidis ne resoldatiĝi.
    The private, unhappy with the meager military pay decided not to reenlist.

Galician

Etymology

From Latin solidus (gold coin).

Noun

soldo m (plural soldos)

  1. salary

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Italian

Etymology

From Latin soldus, from solidus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɔldo/

Noun

soldo m (plural soldi)

  1. penny, cent
  2. (in the plural) money

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Portuguese

Etymology 1

From Old Portuguese soldo, from Latin solidus (gold coin).

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Pronunciation

Noun

soldo m (plural soldos)

  1. solidus (late Roman gold coin)
  2. a mediaeval Portuguese coin
  3. salary or wage; any payment for a service
  4. (Brazil, specifically) military salary
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Etymology 2

From the verb soldar.

Pronunciation

Verb

soldo

  1. first-person singular (eu) present indicative of soldar
    Eu soldo isso.
    I solder this.